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	<title>Comments on: Obama Poll Watch [May 2009] -- Obama v. Clinton (First Term)</title>
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		<title>By: London The &#187; Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch &#8212; February, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/06/01/obama-poll-watch-may-2009-obama-v-clinton-first-term/#comment-7894</link>
		<dc:creator>London The &#187; Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch &#8212; February, 2010</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch &#8212; January, 2010</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch &#8212; January, 2010</dc:creator>
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		<title>By: Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch &#8212; January, 2010&#160;&#124;&#160;Deconstructing The News</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch &#8212; January, 2010&#160;&#124;&#160;Deconstructing The News</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/06/01/obama-poll-watch-may-2009-obama-v-clinton-first-term/#comment-5124</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@CW

&lt;I&gt;I snapped it up for ten years, optimistically predicting a second termâ€¦&lt;/I&gt;

Have any spare Quatloos to wager??   :D


Michale.....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@CW</p>
<p><i>I snapped it up for ten years, optimistically predicting a second termâ€¦</i></p>
<p>Have any spare Quatloos to wager??   :D</p>
<p>Michale.....</p>
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		<title>By: Chris Weigant</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/06/01/obama-poll-watch-may-2009-obama-v-clinton-first-term/#comment-5119</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris Weigant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>David -

Yeah, it&#039;s interesting to see how Clinton&#039;s &quot;undecided&quot; numbers seemed to hover around 8-12% his whole first term, while Obama&#039;s seem to be falling steadily.  I am also a little surprised at Obama&#039;s approval numbers staying so steady for so long.

Elizabeth -

To tell you the truth, I was really surprised no one else had already registered ObamaPollWatch.com.  I snapped it up for ten years, optimistically predicting a second term...

:-)

-CW</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>David -</p>
<p>Yeah, it's interesting to see how Clinton's "undecided" numbers seemed to hover around 8-12% his whole first term, while Obama's seem to be falling steadily.  I am also a little surprised at Obama's approval numbers staying so steady for so long.</p>
<p>Elizabeth -</p>
<p>To tell you the truth, I was really surprised no one else had already registered ObamaPollWatch.com.  I snapped it up for ten years, optimistically predicting a second term...</p>
<p>:-)</p>
<p>-CW</p>
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		<title>By: Chris Weigant</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/06/01/obama-poll-watch-may-2009-obama-v-clinton-first-term/#comment-5118</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris Weigant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michale -

Hey, I did a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2007/05/30/gay-marriage-and-polygamy/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;gay marriage/polygamy&lt;/a&gt; column a while back, and I still (quite immodestly) think it&#039;s one of the best things I&#039;ve ever written.  Like the initial torture column, though, it&#039;s a shame the HuffPost comments have disappeared forever, because the commentary was fascinating...

-CW</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michale -</p>
<p>Hey, I did a <a href="http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2007/05/30/gay-marriage-and-polygamy/" rel="nofollow">gay marriage/polygamy</a> column a while back, and I still (quite immodestly) think it's one of the best things I've ever written.  Like the initial torture column, though, it's a shame the HuffPost comments have disappeared forever, because the commentary was fascinating...</p>
<p>-CW</p>
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		<title>By: akadjian</title>
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		<dc:creator>akadjian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is really interesting. I&#039;ve been pleasantly surprised at how Obama&#039;s approval numbers have not sagged despite some intensely negative coverage in some of the MSM. Maybe people are just getting smarter about how they interpret the news or maybe people are just willing to give him a chance. 

The other interesting point is the upswing in disapproval which parallels the downswing in undecideds. This would seem to indicate to me that some of the anti-Obama marketing efforts have paid off. Though only with a certain audience. 

Not quite sure what to make of it yet, but I&#039;d say it&#039;s a trend worth watching. 

- David</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is really interesting. I've been pleasantly surprised at how Obama's approval numbers have not sagged despite some intensely negative coverage in some of the MSM. Maybe people are just getting smarter about how they interpret the news or maybe people are just willing to give him a chance. </p>
<p>The other interesting point is the upswing in disapproval which parallels the downswing in undecideds. This would seem to indicate to me that some of the anti-Obama marketing efforts have paid off. Though only with a certain audience. </p>
<p>Not quite sure what to make of it yet, but I'd say it's a trend worth watching. </p>
<p>- David</p>
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		<title>By: Elizabeth Miller</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/06/01/obama-poll-watch-may-2009-obama-v-clinton-first-term/#comment-5106</link>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Miller</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Chris,

Don&#039;t despair! I think we&#039;re just a little too early into the game right now. Later on, you are going to look like a veritable genius for having started this great project that takes a monthly and indepth look at the polls that only you can do so insightfully.

Looking forward to next months results!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chris,</p>
<p>Don't despair! I think we're just a little too early into the game right now. Later on, you are going to look like a veritable genius for having started this great project that takes a monthly and indepth look at the polls that only you can do so insightfully.</p>
<p>Looking forward to next months results!</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/06/01/obama-poll-watch-may-2009-obama-v-clinton-first-term/#comment-5103</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;I&gt;I have to say, so far I&#039;ve been a bit underwhelmed at the popular response to these columns. But, ever the optimist, I have now locked up the domain name, just in case it does eventually catch on and go viral (or something)â€¦&lt;/I&gt;

Torture columns always produces numbers, but that subject has been hashed to death... No pun intended..  :D

You could always do a same-sex marriage column?    Naw, we would all (probably) be in agreement on that issue, so where would the fun in that be??  :D



Michale.....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>I have to say, so far I've been a bit underwhelmed at the popular response to these columns. But, ever the optimist, I have now locked up the domain name, just in case it does eventually catch on and go viral (or something)â€¦</i></p>
<p>Torture columns always produces numbers, but that subject has been hashed to death... No pun intended..  :D</p>
<p>You could always do a same-sex marriage column?    Naw, we would all (probably) be in agreement on that issue, so where would the fun in that be??  :D</p>
<p>Michale.....</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/06/01/obama-poll-watch-may-2009-obama-v-clinton-first-term/#comment-5098</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;I&gt;But I bet you just couldn&#039;t stop yourself, could you? I mean, the promise of tasty graphs and wonky data dangled in your path was just too much to resist, and you done went and read the whole dang article, didn&#039;t you?&lt;/I&gt;

What can I say...  You know me too well!  :D


Michale.....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>But I bet you just couldn't stop yourself, could you? I mean, the promise of tasty graphs and wonky data dangled in your path was just too much to resist, and you done went and read the whole dang article, didn't you?</i></p>
<p>What can I say...  You know me too well!  :D</p>
<p>Michale.....</p>
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		<title>By: Chris Weigant</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris Weigant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>PS. to Michale -

But I bet you just couldn&#039;t stop yourself, could you?  I mean, the promise of tasty graphs and wonky data dangled in your path was just too much to resist, and you done went and read the whole dang article, didn&#039;t you?

Heh heh.  Like I said, cheerful opitimism...

:-)

-CW</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PS. to Michale -</p>
<p>But I bet you just couldn't stop yourself, could you?  I mean, the promise of tasty graphs and wonky data dangled in your path was just too much to resist, and you done went and read the whole dang article, didn't you?</p>
<p>Heh heh.  Like I said, cheerful opitimism...</p>
<p>:-)</p>
<p>-CW</p>
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		<title>By: Chris Weigant</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris Weigant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have to say, so far I&#039;ve been a bit underwhelmed at the popular response to these columns.  But, ever the optimist, I have now locked up the domain name, just in case it does eventually catch on and go viral (or something)...

It&#039;s people like Osborne Ink who keep me this optimistic, I must say.

And to Michale, hey, I gave honest fair warning, right?  Heh heh.

So, for fun (this will improve over time, I promise), check out the newest domain name on the web:

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.obamapollwatch.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ObamaPollWatch.com&lt;/a&gt;

Hey, domain names are cheap, relatively speaking...

:-)

-CW</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to say, so far I've been a bit underwhelmed at the popular response to these columns.  But, ever the optimist, I have now locked up the domain name, just in case it does eventually catch on and go viral (or something)...</p>
<p>It's people like Osborne Ink who keep me this optimistic, I must say.</p>
<p>And to Michale, hey, I gave honest fair warning, right?  Heh heh.</p>
<p>So, for fun (this will improve over time, I promise), check out the newest domain name on the web:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.obamapollwatch.com" rel="nofollow">ObamaPollWatch.com</a></p>
<p>Hey, domain names are cheap, relatively speaking...</p>
<p>:-)</p>
<p>-CW</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/06/01/obama-poll-watch-may-2009-obama-v-clinton-first-term/#comment-5089</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;I&gt;Now, if you&#039;re one of those who just hates or distrusts polling in general, then I would advise you to stop reading right now, because the rest of this column is only going to annoy you. Fair warning.&lt;/I&gt;


:D



Michale.....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Now, if you're one of those who just hates or distrusts polling in general, then I would advise you to stop reading right now, because the rest of this column is only going to annoy you. Fair warning.</i></p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>Michale.....</p>
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		<title>By: Osborne Ink</title>
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		<dc:creator>Osborne Ink</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ooooh! Data! I love data...

Seriously, Chris, thanks for doing this. This is all incredibly valuable stuff. I&#039;ve even informed my old PoliSci professor about your site so his students can benefit.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ooooh! Data! I love data...</p>
<p>Seriously, Chris, thanks for doing this. This is all incredibly valuable stuff. I've even informed my old PoliSci professor about your site so his students can benefit.</p>
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